It's time to get social! Join your friends and teammates on Sunday, February 28th from 4 - 6 p.m. in the Buehler YMCA State Room for an Open House. The event will be casual and it provides a great environment for us all to meet outside of training events. More importantly, there will be free pizza! We hope all new Ytri members will take this opportunity to meet some new teammates. This is a great way to jump-start your new journey with the Ytri club and we look forward to meeting all of you!
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Haven't joined the club yet?  No worries! Prospective Ytri members are also encouraged to come to find out what we're all about. All are welcome!

Please join us for our annual "Triathlon 101" clinic on Saturday, February 20th at 10:00 AM in the State Room at Buehler YMCA (on the right, just after the check-in desk). Our coach, Sam Stella, will be leading the presentation and discussion about all you ever wanted to know about triathlon but were afraid to ask. Topics include:

• Introduction to Coach Sam Stella from Summit Steps Coaching
• History of triathlon
• Equipment essentials (along with non-essentials)
• How to start preparing yourself for upcoming training
• Basics of a triathlon training plan
• YTri Training Plans
  • Final Surge Plans
• Upcoming events with Summit Steps
  • Talks
  • Clinics
  • Open Water Swims - Grayslake
  • Ironman Wisconsin Bike Course Rides
• Open Q&A

Please come join us to start your triathlon journey! 2016 is going to be a great season!

Mark your calendar for these upcoming Ytri clinics:

• Training Plans and Nutrition: Saturday, March 12 at 10 a.m.
• Transition and Race Day: Saturday, April 9 at 10 a.m.

Both of these clinics will be at the Buehler YMCA. More details to come, but save the date!

Join your Ytri teammates at the Buehler YMCA pool for coached group swimming workouts. There are two evening sessions each week. Choose between Mondays at 8:30pm or Fridays at 7:00pm...or do both! There is no additional cost for current YMCA members; non-YMCA members will incur a $15 facility access fee payable at the front desk.

Are you new to swimming and not ready for group workouts yet? No problem! Registration is open now for our swimming "Crash Course" on Friday evenings.

Registration for the 2016 Swimming "Crash Course" is now open!
The Crash Course is a six-week step-by-step swimming instruction clinic for Ytri members. (This is not for the swimming group workouts. No registration is required for those sessions)

This clinic is for those who have some proficiency in the water, but need instruction on efficiency and proper stroke mechanics. If you are a "brand new" swimmer we suggest you register for swimming lessons through the YMCA instead.

The clinic will be held on Friday evenings from 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. in the Buehler YMCA lap pool. The session will run from February 19th through March 25th. Come prepared to swim with a swimsuit (Men: "jammers" or brief-style suit preferred; no baggy board-shorts. Women: one-piece preferred), goggles, swim-cap (if you have long hair), towel, and a water bottle. Also, if you have a pair of fins or "Zoomers" bring them as well. Fins are not required, but can be helpful.

Email Kevin at [email protected] with any questions.  Click the button below to register for this course on Eventbrite

​The event page will not allow registration until Saturday morning. Also, your 2016 Ytri club membership must be current by Monday, February 8 or you will lose your spot.

Performance Cycling is a challenging, 90-minute cycling class that uses interval training and heart rate zones to increase cycling performance. Each participant will complete a 20 minute time trial, which will determine training zones.

Those of you signing up for performance cycling please read the following carefully! Due to expected high demand the following policies have been adopted. Please understand them prior to signing up.

1. You must be a current 2016 YTri Member.  Visit our sign-up page for information.

2. You can sign up for the Tuesday session or the Saturday session but not both.   Please limit your registration to 1 ticket per member.

3. You can choose to ride a spin bike OR your own bike (bring your own trainer). Please note, your selection is your choice for the entire session. You will not be able to switch mid-session.
Non-YMCA members may participate in this class. Go through the normal signup process on our Ytri website. If you get a spot in the class you will be committing to a $225 program fee for the session (which works out to $15/class.) This entire payment goes directly to the YMCA as their facilities-access fee. Payment is expected in-full at the YMCA front desk by the first day of class.

4. Be considerate - Be aware that by signing up and taking one of the reserved spots for the class, we are expecting you to make a long-term commitment to be at class for the entire session (15 weeks). This is a high-demand class, with only so many spots available. If you know that you cannot commit to the session, please make sure you step aside for those that can. Obviously, we understand that sometimes life gets in the way, but do your best to make it to each class, as, it is progressive and builds from week to week.

5. If you did not get a reserved spot in the class because all spaces were taken, but would like to be on "stand-by," please register, so we have you on the wait list.

We announced some changes to Ytri programming for the 2016 season, so we wanted to make sure nobody missed the news!

1. Return of the Ytri Points System: earn points for participating in Ytri events, clinics and more. Top point earners will win end of year awards.
2. 2016 Target Races: this year we're tightening our race series a little bit. Rather than encourage athletes to particiate in a ton of events throughout the area, we're choosing TWO! Please consider adding Twin Lakes Triathlon (Sprint) or Lake Zurich Triathlon (Sprint / Olympic) to your race calendar. If you can't race, join us for spectating and possibly even a post-race party!
3. Dates for Performance Cycling and Swim Crash Course have been announced!
4. New Tire Change Time Trial in the spring to practice our tire changing and have some fun.
5. Possible new vendor for race apparel kits (stay tuned!)